FLCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2005 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-February-2005 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 12/POOR 15 262 33/POOR 17 509 82/GOOD 17 1481 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 10 390 19/POOR 5 722 68/GOOD 15 1341 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 10 482 36/FAIR 15 825 55/GOOD 20 987 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 8 577 31/POOR 8 1045 76/GOOD 15 1705 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 8 979 20/POOR 5 1354 40/FAIR 10 1577 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 15 609 28/POOR 10 809 46/FAIR 15 979 GOLDEN 12/POOR 4 914 12/POOR 2 1100 27/POOR 10 1133 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRANBROOK E 9 W 15 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 13/POOR 26 574 29/POOR 7 1105 57/GOOD 15 1281 100 MILE 14/POOR 10 1036 29/POOR 10 1333 59/GOOD 15 1719 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 17 967 13/POOR 2 1333 65/GOOD 17 1760 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 9 941 24/POOR 5 1479 69/GOOD 15 1939 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 22 732 43/FAIR 10 1403 56/GOOD 13 1520 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 7 761 39/FAIR 10 1328 43/FAIR 10 1439 SMITHERS 13/POOR 6 640 37/FAIR 11 1048 26/POOR 7 1000 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 8 846 33/POOR 10 1213 31/POOR 5 1592 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 8 481 28/POOR 10 763 35/FAIR 7 1138 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 22 SW 30 SMITHERS W 19 NW 44 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 10/POOR 4 421 22/POOR 13 569 15/POOR 7 541 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 6 721 19/POOR 7 963 13/POOR 18 736 WHITEHORSE 19/POOR 12 860 23/POOR 10 961 23/POOR 15 878 DAWSON 10/POOR 5 401 15/POOR 5 583 15/POOR 5 588 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 7 824 14/POOR 5 862 18/POOR 8 889 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 20 N 17 WATSON LAKE NW 19 N 20 WHITEHORSE N 24 N 35 MAYO NW 11 NW 28 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 17/POOR 15 95 29/POOR 15 262 65/GOOD 24 584 FRASER VALLEY 30/POOR 18 131 31/POOR 10 497 92/GOOD 25 1131 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 10 109 13/POOR 2 406 45/FAIR 8 1033 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 17 187 20/POOR 8 273 58/GOOD 22 536 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 9 89 21/POOR 7 354 63/GOOD 15 908 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 11 60 79/GOOD 31 651 45/FAIR 20 413 TERRACE 17/POOR 10 365 34/FAIR 10 729 35/FAIR 13 624 STEWART 9/POOR 1 69 10/POOR 2 117 11/POOR 4 82 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 NW 17 SANDSPIT NW 11 W 28 W 41 PORT HARDY NW 30 NW 31 W 52 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/RM